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Newegg has the XFX FX-785A-CNFC Radeon HD 7850 Core Edition 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card for $230 - $20 rebate [Exp 8/15] = $210 with free shipping. Features 860MHz core clock, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort, and DirectX 11.
Well with 6950 2Gb almost EoL this is priced right there to take over price and performance. Once the 6950 2Gb is gone, and GTX660 arrive these will still see pricing drops as new competition pressure make a play. I’m not big on this XFX card reference clocks, single fan, seems a little pricey for what it is.
I’d say for $190 after only a $10 rebate this Sapphire 6950 2GB OC Dual Fan Edition is a better buy. The 6950 is a few Fps behind (3%) while there's times where see an advantage at 1920x. Overall with it's 20Mhz OC’d it's par while many owners say you can find even more. The only real difference is games games with complex tessellation, then you’d consider the 7850.
Eggview are very good, plus a Free Dirt3 game coupon w/ purchase.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102987